Jacksonville Correctional Center – Illinois

Do you know somebody locked up in Jacksonville Correctional Center? Jacksonville Correctional Center is a prison in the Illinois state prison system. This guide will tell you about anything you might want to know about Jacksonville Correctional Center,like: How to locate an inmate. Visiting an inmate at this prison The prison’s address and phone number. Sending money and mail. And more…

General Prison Information

Contact Information

Here is the mailing address and street address for Jacksonville Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to a prisoner at Jacksonville Correctional Center, and make sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of the prison.

Mailing Address

You should check the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information on this page before you mail a letter or package to a prisoner to make sure that you correctly address the package or letter, and do the appropriate steps for mailing a package or letter. If you do not follow the appropriate protocol, it could get sent back.

Street Address / Prison Location

Address

Phone Number and Fax Number

Map and Directions

Use this address if you are going to visit a prisoner. You should read over the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures headings further down on this page before you go to visit someone in prison at Jacksonville Correctional Center.

Directions

Phone Number

Jacksonville Correctional Center inmates don’t have phones, so you won’t be able to call prisoners, but, there are cases when it may be helpful to know the telephone number to Jacksonville Correctional Center.

(217) 245-1481

Inmates can sometimes make calls with:

Calling Cards

Collect Calls

Dedicated Phone Line

Prison Calling Plan

Fax Number

Prisoners don’t have faxes, so you can’t fax the inmate, but there might be times when it might be useful to know the fax machine number to Jacksonville Correctional Center.

Email Address

The email address below is the general email address for the prison. You won’t be able to reach inmates at this email address. If you want to find out how to email an inmate, check out the Inmate Email section further down on this page.

Inmate and Staff Statistics

Inmate Email

To email a letter to an inmate at Jacksonville Correctional Center you must follow an specific process to make sure that the email letter gets to the inmate.

Inmate Internet Access

Prison inmates are not allowed to access the web.

Inmate Mail and Package Procedures

There are important steps that are necessary to follow when mailing a package or letter to a prisoner. If you don’t follow these rules then the letters and packages might be returned to you.

Before you send anything, you should read the information below:

Mail Monitoring

Prison officials do open and inspect all incoming general mail. Incoming general mail and packages is able to be read as frequently as is necessary to maintain security and safety or monitor a particular problem confronting an inmate.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

This is the format for how you have to address a letter or package to an inmate at Jacksonville Correctional Center:

Inmate Money

Every prison has a Commissary which was started to provide a bank account for prisoner money and for buying things not provided by the facility.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Friends, family, or other people can add money to prisoner’s accounts using Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: Inmates’ families and friends can choose to send prisoners money in the postal service and have to send the moneyh to this address and do so in accordance with the directions written below:

The funds have to be in a money order that is made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. It is advisable to use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be kept for a 15-day holding period, in which the inmate will not have access to the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will send back money orders that don’t have appropriate inmate information if the envelope it was sent it has a valid return address. Cash and checks cannot be deposited to the inmate’s account so don’t send cash or checks.

Inmate Locator

State prisoners are frequently moved to various prison facilities around the state, so you may have to look up the current location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Click on the link below to find an Illinois prison inmate.Inmate Search

Inmate Visitation

Inmate Visitation Schedule

Inmate Visitor Procedures

Every Illinois state prison has its own rules for prisoner visitation and these policies are changed often. The information listed below may be different since this was written, so you should also check Jacksonville Correctional Center’s site to read the most up to date visitation procedures.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The entrance officer will ensure each visitor signs the inmate visitors log before they enter the institution and upon leaving.

Identification Required

Photo identification of visitors is required. Appropriate forms of id are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state issued photo id is OK.

For all of the things listed below, check out the actual prison facility site as this information is updated all the time:

Visitation Rules

Visitation Dress Code

Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation

Special Rules For Childred, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

Website

Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

Victims have the right to protection from the accused.

Victims have the right to notification.

Victims have the right to attend proceedings.

Victims have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.

Victims have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.

Victims have the right to restitution.

Victims have the right to a speedy trial.

Victims have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

Spouses and children of all victims.

Parents and guardians of minor victims.

Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.

Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.